The I’M IN TALES Consortium connected a synergistic and competent network which reached the project aims of integrating under the same umbrella competences related to the multi-faceted nature of the problem. In brief, the objectives of the I’M IN TALES project were: • The development of an inclusive methodological framework to enhance storytelling of preschool- and school-aged children with and without special needs, through a TUI-based approach, directly involving the teachers (PR1) • The development of a simplified authoring tool for teachers and Open Educational Resources in the form of "augmented" narratives based on the predefined methodological framework(PR2) • The creation of an e-learning course for teachers in pre-primary and primary schools through the creation of a MOOC - Massive Open Online Courses(PR3) • To collect data and analyse the efficacy of I’M IN TALES co-created methodology in pre-primary and primary schools and ensure project sustainability and replication drawing up guidelines for the creation, implementation and quality evaluation of practices. PR4
With digital multimedia products, children gain tools to enhance storytelling through psycho-pedagogical methodologies. The project aimed to harness the power of storytelling by focusing on the sensory experiences involved, which are essential for fostering social interaction. The use of inclusive technological tools, often unfamiliar to educators and teachers, required dedicated training paths to help them learn how to use and design these tools according to the specific needs of the children they support. The goal was to promote inclusive strategies that transform the educational environment and create more opportunities for interaction and communication for all children. I’M IN TALES project developed a ready-to-use methodology leveraging new technologies that integrate multisensory objects with digital reality to enhance children’s storytelling. Through a MOOC (www.eduopen.org), mainstream and special education teachers were trained in a methodology based on the Tangible User Interfaces (TUIs) paradigm. This hybrid approach enables interaction between users and digital interfaces via sensor-enhanced tangible objects, engaging all senses (touch, hearing, smell, taste) for a fully immersive learning experience.